Pterocystis sp.
Siemensma & Rijackers, 1988
Genus: Free-living; skeleton with or without coat; cuirass made of scales and of the basal part
of the spicules; coat indistinguishable (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Siliceous scales arranged tangentially and radiating siliceous spines with pointed or
bifurcated ends; (Kudo, 1966).
Species:
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Pterocystis sp.,
cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=,
x 640, No.8, Karakemi marsh, Yasaka, Omachi city (formerly Yasaka village), Nagano Pref., Japan, June 1, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400
Images of collecting locality:
No.8, Karakemi marsh, Yasaka, Omachi city (formerly Yasaka village), Nagano Pref., Japan, June 1, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
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